Velika Ligojna (; german: Großligoina
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 116, 118.]) is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
north of
Vrhnika
Vrhnika (; german: Oberlaibach;''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 120. la, Nauportus) is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Mun ...
in the
Inner Carniola
Inner Carniola ( sl, Notranjska; german: Innerkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the southwestern part of the larger Carniola region. It comprises the Hrušica karst plateau up to Postojna Gate, bordering the Slovenian Littoral (the ...
region of
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
. It includes the hamlets of Razpoti and Mavsarjev Hrib.
Name
Together with neighboring
Mala Ligojna
Mala Ligojna (; german: Kleinligoina''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 118–119.) is a village north of Vrhnika in the Inner Carniola r ...
(literally 'Little Ligojna'), Velika Ligojna (literally, 'Big Ligojna') was attested in written sources in 1309 as ''Luckossel'' (and as ''Lucozel'' in 1317, ''Lvkozel'' in 1318, and ''Vunderludigoni'' in 1526). The medieval transcriptions indicate that the name was ''Luko(va) sela'' (literally, 'Luka's village') in the 14th century, probably originally based on the name ''*Ľudigojь'' and then confused in the transcriptions with the similar name ''Luka''. If so, today's name is a result of the sound change ''ľu-'' > ''li-'' and modern vowel reduction, and means 'Ljudigoj's village'.
Church
The local church in Velika Ligojna is dedicated to
Saint George
Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...
and belongs to the
Parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...
of Vrhnika. The church was first mentioned in written sources in 1526 and was remodeled in the Baroque style in the 18th century.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 2688 It was surrounded by a defensive wall during the Ottoman wars in Europe
A series of military conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and various European states took place from the Late Middle Ages up through the early 20th century. The earliest conflicts began during the Byzantine–Ottoman wars, waged in Anatolia in ...
.
References
External links
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Velika Ligojna on GeopediaKUD Ligojna
Populated places in the Municipality of Vrhnika
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